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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:50

Lam 3:50 Till the LORD look down, and behold from heaven. Ver. 50. Till the Lord look down. ] Let God but see the rainbow of sound repentance in our hearts, and he will soon shine forth, and cause it to clear up. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:51

Lam 3:51 Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city. Ver. 51. Mine eye affecteth my heart. ] Iisdem quibus videmus oculis flemus, We see and weep with the same eyes. But Pliny a wondereth where that humour is at other times that floweth out of the eyes so readily and plentifully in case of grief. Because of all the daughters of my city. ] Or, Prae omnibus filiabus, ‘More than all the daughters,’ &c.; more than the most passionate women use to weep when they... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:52

Lam 3:52 Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause. Ver. 52. Mine enemies chased me sore. ] In a most eager and extreme manner, with utmost cruelty and craft. As a bird. ] Beaten from bush to bush. Without cause. ] Jeremiah and the godly party might say so; but not Zedekiah and other perfidious ones. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:53

Lam 3:53 They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me. Ver. 53. They have cut off my life in the dungeon. ] Where I led a lifeless life; such as did Roger, Bishop of Salisbury, in King Stephen’s time, who sustained such miseries in prison, ut vivere noluerit, mori nescierit, that live he would not, and yet die he could not. And cast a stone upon me. ] As they did upon the mouths of dens, dungeons, or sepulchres, to make sure work. The Chaldee hath it, They stoned me. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:54

Lam 3:54 Waters flowed over mine head; [then] I said, I am cut off. Ver. 54. Waters flowed over mine head. ] Many and great miseries have overwhelmed and oppressed me, both in body and soul. These are frequently compared to waters. Then I said, I am cut off, ] sc., From the land of the living; but God was better to me than my hopes. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:55

Lam 3:55 I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon. Ver. 55. I called upon thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon. ] See 1 John 2:1; 1 John 2:11 John 2:1; 1 John 2:1 . See Trapp on " Psa 130:1 " See Trapp " Jon 2:1 " read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:56

Lam 3:56 Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry. Ver. 56. Thou hast heard my voice. ] Seem a man’s case never so desperate, if he can but find a praying heart, God will find a pitying heart. Prayer is the best lever at a dead lift. Hide not thine ear at my breathing. ] As breathing is a proof of animal life, so is prayer, though never so weak, of spiritual. If therefore you cannot speak, weep - fietu saepe agitur non affatu, tears also have a voice; Psa 39:12... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:57

Lam 3:57 Thou drewest near in the day [that] I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not. Ver. 57. Thou drawest near. ] This thou hast done, and this I hope thou yet wilt do. Experience breedeth confidence. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:58

Lam 3:58 O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life. Ver. 58. O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul. ] Whereof those Babylonians were no just judges. Thou hast redeemed my life. ] It is the life, nay, the soul of the saints, that the wicked hunt after, though they do not always profess so to do. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:59

Lam 3:59 O LORD, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause. Ver. 59. O Lord, thou hast seen my wrong. ] Thou hast seen it and art sensible of it; that is my comfort; for εχει θεος εκδικον δμμα . Judge thou my cause. ] As Psalms 43:1 . read more

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:50

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:51

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:52

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:53

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:54

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:55

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:56

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:57

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:58

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:59

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